Why the name IK Multimedia?

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Why the name IK Multimedia?

Postby vac713 » Wed Nov 01, 2023 6:57 pm

Just curious what the IK stands for, especially the K since the letter K does not exist in the Italian alphabet (IKMM is an Italian company). Also why Multimedia? In my opinion, the name doesn't emphasize what they are about and what solutions they provide. Their products however do. Such as, SampleTamk, Amplitube, Tonex, T-Racks....

Love the company and their products

Just curious is all
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Re: Why the name IK Multimedia?

Postby FiatLux8 » Sun Nov 19, 2023 2:00 pm

A very good question that made me spend yet another half hour reading about IK Multimedia. (I already read and watched videos about IK M. on their own site a long time ago).

Quote (6 Nov 2013) :
It all started in 1996. The Modenese Enrico Iori and Davide Barbi, who are now 49 and 41 years old, are musicians and meet in a recording studio. Iori decides to found a company and call her with the initials of her surname and that of his wife (Claudia Kling).
(word her probably is wrong but provided by Google)

Source (translated from Italian to English by Google) (Read it , it's interesting reading and ought to be on the IK Mulitimedia site together with more history of the company) : https://gadget.wired.it/news/accessori/ ... 41756.html
Article is referred to here but not hosted at IK M. : https://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?item_id=1240
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